Title & Author:

Two squares : Martyrs Square, Beirut, and Sirkeci Square, Istanbul / edited by Hashim Sarkis with Mark Dwyer and Pars Kibarer.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, ©2006.

Description:

165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Series:

Aga Khan Program book series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
A vital void : reconstructions of downtown Beirut / Hashim Sarkis -- Reclaiming the Bourj / Samir Khalaf -- Considering public life in Beirut / Mark Dwyer -- Square one studio : site and context -- Square one studio : student work / David Cutler [and others] -- On the regeneration of the Golden Horn / Tansel Korkmaz -- Sirkeci Square : the evolution of a transient space / Pars Kibarer -- Intermodal Istanbul studio : site and context -- Intermodal Istanbul studio : student work / Chris White [and others].

Summary:

"Through a series of essays by urban historians and designers, Two Squares examines the changing role of public space in the cities of Beirut and Istanbul as they undergo major urban redevelopment. The study of Beirut looks at the redesign of Martyrs Square, the city's primary public space, in the aftermath of the civil war and the ongoing reconstruction efforts to rebuild the center. In Istanbul, the focus is on Sirkeci Square, one of the main intermodal hubs in the historic peninsula, as it readies itself to host a new station for the first under-Bosphorus train tunnel." "The two urban transformations are taken as opportunities to examine the nature of public space in the twenty-first-century city, the history and evolution of public life in Beirut and Istanbul, and the possibilities of using these vital transportation nodes as opportunities for new landscape, urban, and architectural design strategies. The book also includes a series of hypothetical design projects for these two squares."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780935617894 (pbk.)
0935617892 (pbk.)

Subject:

Public spaces Lebanon Beirut.
Public spaces Turkey Istanbul.
Urban renewal Lebanon Beirut.
Urban renewal Turkey Istanbul.
Espaces publics Liban Beyrouth.
Espaces publics Turquie İstanbul.
Rénovation urbaine Liban Beyrouth.
Rénovation urbaine Turquie İstanbul.
Public spaces.
Urban renewal.
Lebanon Beirut.
Turkey Istanbul.
Beirut Martyrs' Square.
Istanbul Sirkeci Meydan.

Added entries:

Sarkis, Hashim.
Dwyer, Mark.
Kibarer, Pars.
Aga Khan Program book series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 253058
Call No.: BIB 182735
Status: Available